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An Egyptian Story

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Hadduta misrija
Call Number: VHS00231
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1982 (127 mins.); The second part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: Yehia, now a famous Egyptian director, becomes ill with a serious heart condition that requires surgery. During the operation, a child embodying his conscience accuses Yehia of betraying his ideals. A trial ensues, in which various witnesses testify about “the defendant.” Yehia is forced to confront hidden feelings involving his life, work and country. The child conscience loses the trial, but a redundant organ is expelled from Yehia’s body. Will he survive the ordeal?
OCLC #: 45047149
Also: The first chapter: Alexandria…Why? (VHS00230); The third chapter: Alexandria Again and Forever (VHS00232)
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Alexandria…Why?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Iskanderija… lih?
Call Number: VHS00230
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1978 (133 mins.); The first part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: 8-year-old Yehia retreats from the poverty, death and suffering all around him in World War II Egypt and dreams of one day becoming a Hollywood filmmaker. But after he falls in love and discovers the harsh truths behind the European occupation of his country, Yehia reassesses his identity and allegiances.
OCLC #: 45047148
Also: The second chapter: An Egyptian Story (VHS00231); The third chapter: Alexandria Again and Forever (VHS00232)
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Quilombo

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
 
Quilombo
Call Number: VHS00229
by Carlos Diegues; Augusto Arraes; Antonio Pompeo; CDK (Firm); New Yorker Films.; New Yorker Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Publisher: [S.l.] : New Yorker Films ; New York, N.Y. : New Yorker Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1984 (114 mins.);
Summary: A dramatization which chronicles the Palmares Quilombo, the most famous of the 17th century Brazilian groups of runaway black slaves. Shows how this self-governing community flourished for several decades under the reign of the legendary chieftan Ganga Zumba.
OCLC #: 25124308
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Manon of the Spring

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Manon des sources
Call Number: VHS00228
by Yves Montand; Claude Berri; Daniel Auteuil; Emmanuelle Beart; Marcel Pagnol; Orion Pictures.; Orion Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Orion Home Video, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (113 mins.); From the novel by Marcel Pagnol;
Summary: Ten years have passed since the tragic events of Jean De Florette. Jean’s daughter, Manon, appears in town to accuse the Soubeyrans of killing her father. A tragedy results that nearly destroys Cesar, the neighbor who destroyed Jean.
OCLC #: 18527964
Also: The prequel: Jean de Florette (VHS00227)
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Jean de Florette

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Jean de Florette
Call Number: VHS00227
by Yves Montand; Claude Berri; Gérard Depardieu; Daniel Auteuil; Marcel Pagnol; Orion Pictures.; Orion Home Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Orion Home Video, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (122 mins.); From the novel by Marcel Pagnol;
Summary: The story of Jean Cadoret, a hunchback who inherits a farm from his mother and foolishly hopes to become a gentleman farmer. But even before he arrives, his powerful neighbor is plotting to steal his land. The ending is heartbreak and tragedy for Jean who is no match for his wily neighbor
OCLC #: 18527839
Also: The sequel: Manon of the Spring (VHS00228)
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The Postman

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
 
Il Postino
Call Number: VHS00226
by Michael Radford; Massimo Troisi; Philippe Noiret; Maria Grazia Cucinotta;  Scarpelli; Giacomo Scarpelli; Anna Pavignano; Mario Cecchi Gori; Vittorio Cecchi Gori; Antonio Skármeta; Miramax Films.; Cecchi Gori Group (Firm); Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Italian with English subtitles  
Publisher: [S.l.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1997?]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (108 mins.); Liberally from the novel Il postino di Neruda by Antonio Skármeta; Nominated for five 1996 Academy Awards;
Summary: A shy mailman falls in love with a beautiful woman. A famous poet moves into town, he helps the mailman find words to express his love.
OCLC #: 42497400
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Point of No Return

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
 
Point of No Return
Call Number: VHS00225
by Luc Besson; John Badham; Bridget Fonda; Gabriel Byrne; Dermont Mulroney; Warner Bros.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Video, 1993.
Notes: Originally released in 1993 (109 mins.); Based on Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita;
Summary: Bridget Fonda stars as Maggie, a woman transformed by a covert government agency from a Death Row inmate into an elite assassin living on borrowed time.
OCLC #: 28773244
Added: October 29, 2008
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Blazing Saddles

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Mel Brook’s Blazing Saddles
Call Number: VHS00224
by Michael Hertzberg; Mel Brooks; Cleavon Little; Gene Wilder; Slim Pickens; David Huddleston; Liam Dunn; Alex Karras; John Hillerman; George Furth; Jack Starrett; Harvey Korman; Madeline Kahn; Andrew Bergman; Warner Bros. Pictures.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2001.
Notes: Originally released in 1974 (93 mins.); Edition includes the original theatrical trailer; Back in the Saddle, an all-new documentary featuring Mel Brooks and other cast/crew and rare or unseen footage; Nominated for three 1975 Academy Awards;
Summary: The new sheriff and his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid, protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men who want to run the railroad through the town
OCLC #: 50823910
Added: October 29, 2008
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Cobra Verde

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Cobra Verde
Call Number: VHS00223
by Werner Herzog; Klaus Kinski; King Ampaw; José Lewgoy; Salvatore Basile; Peter Berling; Bruce Chatwin; Popol Vuh (Musical group); Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.; Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.;
Format: VHS
Language: German with English subtitles
Publisher: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2000.
Notes: Originally released in 1987 (110 mins.); Edition includes original theatrical trailer; Based on the novel “The viceroy of Ouidah” by Bruce Chatwin;
Summary: Francisco Manoel da Silva, 19th century, gun-toting Brazilian bandit known as the Cobra Verde, is unknowingly hired by the owner of a sugar plantation to keep his slaves in check, but instead, the Cobra manages to sleep with the landowner’s daughters and impregnate them. In revenge, the owner sends the Cobra on a dangerous mission to sail to the West coast of Africa and reopen the slave trade, and the Cobra wages war with a local tribal king.
OCLC #: 45323080
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Slave Trade in the World Today

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Le Schiave esistono ancora
Call Number: VHS00222
by Maleno Malenotti; Roberto Malenotti; Folco Quilici; Elihu Winer; Allen Swift;
Format: VHS
Language: Italian  
Publisher: Vidcrest, 1983
Notes: Originally released in 1964 (90 mins.); Inspired by the book by Sean O’Callaghan and official reports by Lord Maugham;
Summary: This documentary, filmed secretly at the risk of death, is a graphic, disturbing and fascinating glimpse into the realm of slaves, slave traders and slave masters. See women of many nations and races, stripped, displayed and sold for an hour, an evening, or for life. Witness children bought or abducted, forced into slavery and transported along the slave routes by plane, truck and camel caravan. This program contains actual events shown in graphic detail.
OCLC #: 56513329
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